The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued an advisory asking airlines to strictly follow rules as well as sensitise pilots and cabin crew to prevent incidents of unauthorised entry of people into the cockpit. The move comes against the backdrop of two back to back cases of Air India pilots-in-command inviting friends over to the flight deck.
In an advisory, DGCA has asked the heads of operations of all scheduled airlines to “prevent any unauthorised entry in the cockpit through appropriate means”. Any non-compliance with the applicable regulation, dealing with unauthorised cockpit entry, shall be dealt with strictly and may also invite stringent enforcement action, it said.
